# Termux - [Install](#install) - [Upgrade](#upgrade) - [Known Issues](#known-issues) - [Search doesn't work](#search-doesnt-work) - [Backspace doesn't work](#backspace-doesnt-work) Termux is a terminal application and Linux environment that you can also use to run code-server from your Android phone. ## Install 1. Install Termux from [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/). 1. Make sure it's up-to-date: `apt update && apt upgrade` 1. Install required packages: `apt install build-essential python git nodejs-lts yarn` 1. Install code-server: `yarn global add code-server` 1. Run code-server: `code-server` and navigate to localhost:8080 in your browser ## Upgrade To upgrade run: `yarn global upgrade code-server --latest` ## Known Issues The following details known issues and suggested workarounds for using code-server with Termux. ### Search doesn't work There is a known issue with search not working on Android because it's missing `bin/rg` ([context](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/1730#issuecomment-721515979)). To fix this: 1. Install `ripgrep` with `pkg` ```sh pkg install ripgrep ``` 1. Make a soft link using `ln -s` ```sh # run this command inside the code-server directory ln -s $PREFIX/bin/rg ./vendor/modules/code-oss-dev/vscode-ripgrep/bin/rg ``` ### Backspace doesn't work When using Android's on-screen keyboard, the backspace key doesn't work properly. This is a known upstream issue: - [Issues with backspace in Codespaces on Android (Surface Duo)](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/107602) - [Support mobile platforms](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/issues/1101) There are two workarounds. **Option 1:** Modify keyboard dispatch settings 1. Open the Command Palette 2. Search for **Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)** 3. Add `"keyboard.dispatch": "keyCode"` The backspace button should work at this point. _Thanks to @Nefomemes for the [suggestion](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/issues/1141#issuecomment-789463707)!_ **Option 2:** Use a Bluetooth keyboard.